Khadija is a cleaning lady of Arab descent in her late fifties, living in Brussels. One night, she dozes off in the subway while returning home and wakes up at the terminus, at “the other end of the city.” She has no choice but to start walking, into the unknown, into the night. On her way through the chilly city, Khadija encounters a number of people of different means, ethnicities, and backgrounds, in a tale of openness, lack of fear and hope for the future. Once more, it’s the journey that counts, not the destination.
Ghost Tropic
Ghost Tropic
60th TIFF: Greek Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
- Direction: Bas Devos
- Script: Bas Devos
- Cinematography: Grimm Vandekerckhove
- Editing: Dieter Diependaele, Bas Devos
- Sound: Boris Debackere
- Music: Brecht Ameel
- Actors: Saadia Bentaïeb, Maaike Neuville, Willy Thomas
- Production: Quetzalcoatl, 10.80 Films, Minds Meet
- Producers: Marc Goyens, Bas Devos, Nabil Ben Yadir, Benoit Roland, Tomas Leyers
- Co-producers: Petra Goedings
- Art Direction: Jonathan Van Essche, Quinten Van Essche
- Costumes: Manon Blom
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Belgium
- Production Year: 2019
- Duration: 85΄
- Contact: Rediance, info@rediancefilms.com
- Awards/Distinctions: Καλύτερη Ταινία – Guanajuato IFF 2019
Bas Devos
Bas Devos was born in Zoersel, Belgium. Since graduating, Bas Devos has made two shorts, The Close and We Know. His first feature, Violet, won the Jury Prize at Berlinale Generations in 2014 and was selected for New Directors New Films at Moma New York. His second feature was selected for Berlinale Panorama in 2019. Ghost Tropic, his third feature, premiered three months later at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2019 in Cannes. Here is his fourth feature film. He teaches film at Luca School of Arts in Brussels.
Filmography
2005 Taurus (short)
2006 Pillar (short)
2010 We Know (short)
2014 Violet
2019 Hellhole
2019 Ghost Tropic
2023: Here
